Ashraf Ali Khan

Sayyid Ashraf Ali Khan (1770 CE) was the eleventh Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and the fourth of the Najafi dynasty. The son of Mir Jafar and Rahat-un-Nisa, he was adopted and reared by his aunt Nafisat-un-Nisa (Majhli Begum).

He ascended the throne on 21 March, 1770 and died a mere three days later on 24 March, 1770 of smallpox. He was succeeded by his brother Mubaraq Ali Khan.[1]

Preceded by
Najabut Ali Khan
Nawab of Bengal
21st March, 1770 – 24th March, 1770
Succeeded by
Mubaraq Ali Khan

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